Baloci is a six-room hotel in a Georgian townhouse on Highfield Road, in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Its rooms and its restaurant share one idea: the Silk Route, from Venice to Persia and South Asia. The restaurant is listed in the Michelin Guide.
The essentials
Group Independent
Opening January 2024
Rooms & suites 6 rooms
Segment Luxury/Boutique
Designer NC
Entry rate From £160 Learn more → The place Highfield Road is in Edgbaston Village, a short walk from Edgbaston Village tram stop and from Five Ways. The building is a Georgian house arranged over three floors, with a terrace and a garden. Local reports say it took over the former Edgbaston Hotel, on land belonging to the Calthorpe Estate.
The concept The six rooms are named Marco Polo, Babylon, Persia, Alexander the Great, Rumi and Taj Mahal. Each is themed on a figure, a city or a monument along the Silk Route, and each has a freestanding bathtub. The Marco Polo is sold as a suite, and the Alexander the Great room as the master bedroom.
Beyond the bedrooms, the house has several places to drink and smoke: the Zoroaster Bar, the Oud Garden and a cigar garden, plus a gallery space. The building can be hired privately for events, with bespoke catering. Guests can also join the Opal Loyalty Club, which carries offers across Baloci and the owner's other restaurants.
Dining & wellness The kitchen is inspired by the Merchants of Venice and by Marco Polo's travels, and joins Italian technique to the flavours of old Persia and South Asia. Dinner and afternoon tea are served, and a tasting menu is offered alongside the à la carte. The bar's cocktail list was developed with Spirits of Anarchy, a Birmingham company, and the wine list is built around food pairings.
Our take With six rooms, Baloci works as a restaurant with bedrooms, and the dinner is the reason to book. Guest scores on booking sites are very high, around 9.4 out of 10.
Google guest reviews 4.6/5 · 277 reviews
We visited Baloci on Tuesday evening and had an absolutely fantastic experience. We were served by Fara and Sandwana, and they were both exceptional. They were so friendly, attentive, and genuinely welcoming throughout the evening. Nothing was too much trouble, and they made sure we had everything we needed with a smile.
After our meal, Fara kindly took the time to show us around the different rooms and explained the story and inspiration behind each one. Every room is unique, beautifully designed, and has so much history and meaning behind it. It’s such a well thought-out concept, and you can really see the attention to detail throughout.
The food was delicious, but the outstanding service from Fara and Sandwana is what truly made our evening memorable. They are a real credit to Baloci, and we’ll definitely be back. Thank you for such a wonderful experience!
I went to Baloci recently and honestly had such a good experience from start to finish. The atmosphere is warm and stylish without feeling too formal, and the food was genuinely incredible.
I started with the burrata, which was fresh and creamy, followed by the Silk Road Ragù. The pasta was cooked perfectly and the beef was so tender and full of flavour. Everything tasted fresh, homemade, and beautifully presented. I finished with the tiramisu, which was the perfect end to the meal.
A huge thank you as well to all of the waiting staff, who were so friendly, attentive, and welcoming throughout the evening. We also want to say a special thank you to Fara for taking the time to show us the upstairs rooms and helping us book into the hotel at such short notice. The upstairs space is absolutely beautiful, and after seeing it, we knew straight away it was where we wanted to celebrate our upcoming wedding.
After such an amazing experience, we genuinely can’t wait to come back and enjoy it all again with our family and friends. Highly recommend Baloci to anyone looking for amazing food, fantastic service, and a really special atmosphere.
Best meal we have had all year!! We booked for our anniversary via first table. The ambiance is incredible, immaculately decorated and a lovely smell throughout the restaurant. Our server Matthew was very friendly and attentive, explaining the menu and filling up our water glasses often. The food was absolutely divine, every dish had an incredible depth of flavour and the truffle mash was the best mash either of us had ever had. They even threw in some free olives, a promotion for mini Arancini’s, a digestif at the end and some chocolates to congratulate us on our pregnancy. They were very pregnancy friendly, offering lots of good non alcoholic options for drinks that didn’t just taste like juice and accommodating me with decaf coffee for my affogato. We will certainly be returning and definitely recommending to all our friends!
Daniel and Danielle Sutherland · 5/5 April 2026 review: Mixed reviews on the food and service.The scallop part of the scallop dish was cooked to perfection. Rest of the elements on this dish didn't suit and didn't taste good.The mushroom soup was great! The mains were not up to the mark.My monkfish was rubbery and way over cooked and the whole dish didn't come together well and my husband's pasta Ragu wasa but bland.The date pudding was nice.Make sure to ask for more of the sauce. Service was friendly but painfully slow.
Few years ago: This is a review for around the time they opened. I love the way they take you on a wonderful journey through the different rooms with beautiful settings,love the cocktails and it's complex flavours, service was excellent and the food overall was presented well on many of the dishes . Only comment I would make is on the fish dish which was really good except for the random half a raw tomato placed under the fish which was unnecessary with no seasoning which was a bit surprising. For the dessert, menu said baklava and I was expecting to to see some form of the actual dessert but it came in an ice cream flavour format which was unexpected. Could do with a little more rice with the meat for the biryani ( this is me nitpicking).My favourite was definitely the kebab and the biryani. I want to compliment the carrot and broccoli in the Nihari dish was nicely seasoned and the generous lamb portion for a tasting menu also must be called out! They also didn't hesitate to add spice and little heat to some of the dishes. Sorbets were given as palate cleansers in between which didn't seem to have a smooth texture but that was okay.I love the fact they give you complimentary cocktails at the start as they have a lovely complex menu to chose from! Overall would recommend to try the restaurant and the food and definitely their cocktails :)
This review is for khadija, sorry if that’s not how you spell your name or if you have a completely different name.
She gave us the best service, polite kind. Really makes sure your dinner experience is the best.
The food was a 4/5 for me because I always enjoy Italian pasta, and we came just before the kitchen closed. I would recommend girls x
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